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HANDBOOK EL-312 REVISION
Changes to Employment Programs
Effective November 23, 2006, Handbook EL-312,
Employment and Placement, is revised to reflect changes
to employment programs.
Summary of Changes to Handbook EL-312
715, Use of Penalty Mail for Application, is revised to
change who can use penalty mail for application or bid from
"current postal employees" to "current bargaining postal
employees."
743.18, Conditions for Not Announcing, is added to
increase to 120 the number of days that a previously announced vacancy does not have to be announced again.
743.23, Conditions for Not Announcing, is deleted.
Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement
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7 Assignment, Reassignment, and Promotion
71 Introduction
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715 Use of Penalty Mail for Applications
[Revise 715 to read as follows:]
Only current bargaining postal employees may forward job
applications and job bids by penalty mail if the application
or bid is in response to an official Postal Service job
announcement.
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74 EAS Positions
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743 Selection Process
743.1 Internal Recruitment
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[Add new 743.18 to read as follows:]
743.18 Conditions for Not Announcing
A vacancy does not have to be announced if an identical
vacancy was announced previously and fewer than 120
calendar days have elapsed since the identical vacancy's
closing date. The two vacancies must have the same position title, occupation code, grade, location, tour (where
applicable), and position requirements.
743.2 External Recruitment
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[Delete the following:]
743.23 Conditions for Not Announcing
A vacancy does not have to be announced if an identical
vacancy was announced previously and fewer than 60
calendar days have elapsed since the identical vacancy's
closing date. The two vacancies must have the same position title, occupation code, grade, location, tour (where
applicable), and position requirements.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next printed
edition of Handbook EL-312 and into the online update,
available on the Postal ServiceTM PolicyNet Web site:
• Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
• Under "Essential Links" in the left-hand column, click
on References.
• Under "References" in the right-hand column, under
"Policies," click on PolicyNet.
• Click on HBKs.
(The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet Web
site is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.)
Handbook EL-312 is also available on the Postal
Service Internet:
• Go to www.usps.com.
• Click on About USPS and News, then Forms and
Publications, then Postal Periodicals and Publications, and then Handbooks.
Until the changes described in the article are incorporated into the online version of Handbook EL-312, use this
article to implement the changes.
— Selection, Evaluation, and Recognition,
Employee Resource Management, 11-23-06
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